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@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ Quick start: -Obtain the dependent libraries, then build with: + From hackage: - runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --user --prefix=$HOME - runhaskell Setup.lhs build - runhaskell Setup.lhs install --user + cabal update + cabal install xmonad xmonad-contrib + + Alternatively install development snapshots (from darcs): + + cabal install http://code.haskell.org/xmonad/xmonad.tar.gz \ + http://code.haskell.org/XMonadContrib/xmc.tar.gz For the full story, read on. @@ -37,63 +41,26 @@ Building: You first need a Haskell compiler. Your distribution's package system will have binaries of GHC (the Glasgow Haskell Compiler), the compiler we use, so install that first. If your operating system's - package system doesn't provide a binary version of GHC, you can find - them here: - - http://haskell.org/ghc + package system doesn't provide a binary version of GHC and the + cabal-install tool, you can find an installer for both here: - For example, in Debian you would install GHC with: - - apt-get install ghc6 + http://haskell.org/platform/ It shouldn't be necessary to compile GHC from source -- every common system has a pre-build binary version. + Alternatively you can install from hackage + + http://haskell.org/ghc/ + http://haskell.org/cabal/download.html + * X11 libraries: Since you're building an X application, you'll need the C X11 library headers. On many platforms, these come pre-installed. For others, such as Debian, you can get them from your package manager: - apt-get install libx11-dev - - Typically you need: libXinerama libXext libX11 - - * Cabal - - xmonad requires a recent version of Cabal, >= 1.2.0. If you're using - GHC 6.8, then it comes bundled with the right version. If you're - using GHC 6.6.x, you'll need to build and install Cabal from hackage - first: - - http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Cabal - - You can check which version you have with the command: - - $ ghc-pkg list Cabal - Cabal-1.2.2.0 - - * Haskell libraries: mtl, unix, X11 - - Finally, you need the Haskell libraries xmonad depends on. Since - you've a working GHC installation now, most of these will be - provided. To check whether you've got a package run 'ghc-pkg list - some_package_name'. You will need the following packages: - - mtl http://hackage.haskell.org/package/mtl - unix http://hackage.haskell.org/package/unix - X11 http://hackage.haskell.org/package/X11 - - * Build xmonad: - - Once you've got all the dependencies in place (which should be - straightforward), build xmonad: - - runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --user --prefix=$HOME - runhaskell Setup.lhs build - runhaskell Setup.lhs install --user - - And you're done! + apt-get install libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxext-dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -101,7 +68,7 @@ Running xmonad: Add: - $HOME/bin/xmonad + exec $HOME/.cabal/bin/xmonad to the last line of your .xsession or .xinitrc file. |